Boston, MA - OTA - Page 14

I just sent them a not that I was very disappointed in whdh-dt and I'll be watching a lot of wdz-dt.

MikeD

I just sent my message to Viewer feedback/programming and Station managment, requesting HDTV.
Does anybody know what is up with WFXT??? It has been down for a week now.

Soycrema,

I just got my dtv last night so I can't tell you too much. On my Sony 34xbr2 and a simple uhf antenna, I was only able to get wbz-dt, wcvb-dt, and whdh-dt in digital. www.titantv.com said I should able to get several more. I'm not sure if this is because of my very simple uhf antenna or something else. I live near 495 between 93 & 3.

MikeD

Hi MikeD,

Take TitanTV's guide with a grain of salt, it says the same about me, and also doesn't list stations I do recieve. According to it's list, I should receive all of the CT stations, WMUR in NH and only 2 Boston stations... However except for WFXT which is down right now, I get all the Boston + Marlborough stations. I pointed the antenna towards CT in several places, and I can't get any of them, just WGBY in Springfield, MA.

-Mike

MikeD,
I also live in Tewksbury, I get WBZ-DT, WCVB-DT, WHDH-DT, WHUB-DT, WFXT-DT (when it is on), WMUR-DT (when it is on) and WENH-DT (when it is on). WGBH-DT is on periodically and is testing during the day. On Friday it is on after 7PM. WENH-DT is on nightly at 7PM and extended hours on weekends. WENH-DT you will need a good outside antenna.
So welcome to AVS forum and to HDTV. Do you have DBS?

Pat

------------------
HDjunky

MikeD,

Hi, I agree with Prelude2k. I have a large Radio Shack UHF outdoor antenna on my roof, connected to a 25db amplifier. With this set up I can receive WCVB (20) with a 75-80% signal, WBZ (30 re-mapped to 4-1) with 70-75% signal, the Marlborough channels 23-1 and 23-2 with 80% signal, WHDH (42 re-mapped to 42-2)with 65-70% signal, WGBH (19 re-mapped to 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 when they are actually on the air) with 80% signal and finally WFXT (31 re-mapped to 25-1) with a 55-60% signal, but this channel has been down for over a week. Contrary to what Titantv.com says, I cannot get any other stations from my location in Northborough either from NH or CT.

Hey Boston folks..
Now that NBC is supplying prime-time HDTV, isn't it time to re-apply pressure on WHDH to upgrade their DTV signal?
WHDH Contact Page

[This message has been edited by thartnett (edited 10-09-2001).]

Sent a heartfelt HD request--now awaiting a reply. If there is anything good to report, I'll pass it on in this thread.

------------------

I sent them a note Friday thru their website asking once again when they might see fit to turn it on. As of today, (Tuesday), no reply.

Jay

Thanks everyone for the info.


Pat,

Someone has a big a big outdoor antenna on Rogers, is that you? :-)
I do not have DBS.
It looks like from the messages that sometime the stations are not on the air. Could you do me a BIG favor and checks what dtv stations you can get at 8:30pm on Thursday, 10/11? You can change the day/time if you need to. Just let me know so I'll do my test the same time.

MikeD

Pat,

I'm going to be out tonight so could you check Thursday nignt (10/11) around 8:30pm?

Thanks,
Mike

MikeD
OK, I will update via AVS forum on Thursday night at 8:00 PM with all stations that I see at that time. What STB are you using?

Pat

------------------
HDjunky

MikeD
8:30 PM is a good time to check. I will update you on Thursday (tomorrow) at about 8:00 PM. and let you know which stations are up at that time. How is that?

I know the antenna you are referring to, It's not mine. I live on Ferncroft.

Pat

------------------
HDjunky

I received a response from Jim Shultis of WHDH, stating there are no plans currently for passing on 1080i on 42-1. Also they are operating at reduced power and there are no current plans to increase their power. That is it-short and sweet. WBZ and WCVB are looking better and better.

------------------

I have been watching the Tuesday ABC comedy's on CVB. First night no HD, second night lots of dropouts, third try big audio pops every 5 minutes. Any news when this will get worked out.

Anyone know what's going on with WXFT (Fox 25)?

-j

What is the status of the WBZ tour?

Maybe the tour can be filmmed in 1080I.

I haven't been able to get ANY signal on Fox since last Thursday--my 6000 reads 0% signal strength. Oddly, it finds FOX if I rescan.

Regards -- Steve

It appears that PSIP is operational on WHDH-DT. Wish HD was instead.

Appears that 57 maps to only 80-3 on the Dish 6000 when transmitting. ABC still on 20-2.

Tim

HDH-DT now stays on 7-1 so it appears they've fixed the PSIP issue. FXT-DT has been off for about a week (no loss AFAIC). The rest of the channels:

CVB-DT - still on 20-2 and appears OK signal-wise
WBZ-DT - still on 4-1 and appears fine
GBH-DT - supposedly getting a test signal on Thu mornings and Fri nights but I didn't see anything last Fri
MUR-DT - still on 9-1 and appears OK
NHPT-DT - still on 80-3 and still getting breakups every five minutes or so (I'm picking them up from Littleton, MA using a CA-9085 + CM-7787 pre-amp - I've heard of people getting them as far off as Framingham, MA) - I wish they'd go to a different channel mapping (like 11-1) so that my receiver can scan them into the OTA selection rather than the cable selection - a good pre-amp seems to help with this signal and I've seen an improvement when I removed splitters
GBY-DT - haven't been able to pick them up yet - anyone have any luck with this one?

They're there... very low power (30kw), and the transmitter is located on Mt. Tom. (At 70 miles from Framingham, I really need good atmospheric conditions!) It maps to 58-1 (58-2 is also there but blank). GBY-DT is normally on from 10am to 11 pm. For me the best time to get them is after 9pm and the atmosphere settles down.

I've used the CM-4248 with CM-7775 pre-amp and the CM rotor, but it is very tricky since channel 56 is strong! Check how well you get channel 57 analog...sometimes you may have to go a couple of degrees off if you see the channel 56 interference. (Remember for digital, it isn't so much a strong signal as it is a "clean" signal.)

I'm going to be trying with the CM-4228 8-bay bow-tie, hoping the screen will help.
After that, I'll try the Blake upper-UHF yagi
[great F/B ration and one of the best at handling multipath], but does require precise aiming, both in direction and tilt.

Was Wondering ... Has anyone heard anything about the status of FOX D-TV ? I have seen that noone else has been receiving them either, I just got set up about a week ago and have never been able to receive them. Does anyone know if I will be able to receive them when they do come up? I live in Sutton Ma, about 40 miles west of Boston and I am currently getting about 60% signal for ABC / CBS / and NBC with a RS rooftop antenna. I hope Fox comes back soon, I know they haven't been broadcasting HD, but the digital signal is as big improvement over cable for football on CBS and I was hoping so for FOX as well.

I called the Engineering department at WFXT and left a message. I was suprised to get a call back 5 minutes later!

I spoke with Steve James. He said that they had some transmitter problems on both the analog and digital side. He thinks they're going to be ready to bring the digital transmitter online at low power tomorrow or wednesday. They'll run at low power for a 2-3 weeks then hopfully go to full power.

-jeff

Good news! Thanks for the update Jeff.

Is anyone in the area getting a program guide (via PSIP) on any channels? What receiver do you use?

thanks..

I have the sir-t150 and am getting the program guide for ABC cvb 20-1. But it only works about 25% of the time. Most of the time it says info not available. Guide does not work at all for CBS of NBC.

Hello, I am a newbie (sorry) it's been couple of days that I am trying to get my Panasonic TU-DST51 tune in. It seems that the only station I can get OTA is channel 7 (pretty good). I use Recoton TV2000 antenna which comes with 24dB amplifier. I've been trying to move antenna around both indoors and outdoors, but no luck. Disabled channel mapping (as users in other forums suggested=no improvement) Do I need a different type of antenna. Any suggestions ? If I wanna record off the dish too, do I need 5000 w/modulator or 6000 which has a built one in (my understanding). Please help ! Thank you !

Only getting via Sat off the DST-3000 or receiver equiped with APG.

Tim

I have been having problems with my APG the past couple of days. It's not completely updating. I have the Mits SR-HD5. It's only carrying about 24 hrs of programming. I've tried re-booting with no luck.